Reeder Custom Guns - When the first smokeless high velocity first came out

Jim Taylor
When the first smokeless high velocity first came out
Monday, October 23, 2023, 15:32

it was used for long-range hunting.

In Safari Club's magazine back in the 1980's they had a regular column that re-published old hunting stories. I remember one about a world record bighorn that was taken at over 400 yards with factory .30-30 ... before 1910 if I remember correctly. The shooter was praising the high velocity flat shooting cartridge and how well it worked.

When the 6.5 Creedmoor first came out I - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-23, 14:38
- When the first smokeless high velocity first came out - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-23, 15:32
  - Look at our silhouette shooters shooting at - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-23, 16:11
    - And these shooters had to not only hit the steel - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-23, 16:16
      - Yep! What I meant is it seems like when a new cartrdige - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-23, 16:18
        When the 300 H&H was introduced it - JFS, 2023-10-24, 16:17
        Because... - AmBraCol, 2023-10-24, 10:56
        chicken salad out of chicken shit... excellent (nm) - JFS, 2023-10-24, 12:28
        Remember climbing into a box blind before sunup - JFS, 2023-10-24, 15:47
        My wife had a Model 600 Remington in .243 ... - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-24, 17:36
        Those model 600s were great guns. I had one of - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-25, 12:26
        My wife's did not have the rib or the soft plastic. - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-25, 13:00
        It looked like this one - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-25, 13:06
        Here is the one I had. - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-25, 14:23
        I loved the small bolt and short throw .. - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-25, 15:21
        If I remember right the gun had the XP-100 action and bolt (nm) - Gary Reeder, 2023-10-25, 15:44
        Yes. That is true. I never knew which came first. - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-25, 17:19
        The XP was introduced in '63 - AlanT, 2023-10-28, 12:45
        Aha! Thanks Alan. (nm) - Jim Taylor, 2023-10-28, 14:51